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Harnett County officials press state lawmakers on revaluation, possible moratorium and funding shortfalls
Summary
County leaders asked state legislators to explain revaluation proposals, warned about local fiscal impacts and sought help to avoid repeating a $5.7 million low-wealth funding hit to schools; lawmakers described committee options including a temporary moratorium and urged counties to submit written local requests.
HARNETT COUNTY — County commissioners met with state lawmakers to press for clarity on pending revaluation and property-tax proposals and to ask for help shielding local budgets from state-calculated funding shortfalls.
Brent, a county staff member who presented the county's legislative priorities, told commissioners the county is seeking extensions and technical corrections to existing state grant dollars and listed Senate Bill 382 as a concern. "We still include Senate Bill 382," Brent said, noting the bill's effect on local zoning authority.
The discussion turned to reappraisal and levy rates after a commissioner asked lawmakers to summarize what is under…
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